EP3067738A2 - Backlight unit and display device including the same - Google Patents
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Abstract
Description
- The present disclosure relates to a backlight unit and a liquid crystal display including the same.
- A liquid crystal display (LCD) is one of the most widely used display devices today. Generally, the LCD displays an image by holding a liquid crystal material between an upper substrate formed with common electrodes, color filters, and the like, and a lower substrate formed with thin film transistors, pixel electrodes, and the like, and applying different voltages to the pixel and common electrodes to generate an electric field. Application of different voltages changes the arrangement of liquid crystal molecules, and thereby adjusting transmittance of light.
- An LCD panel of the LCD is in itself a non-emissive type of light receiving element. Hence, an LCD generally includes a backlight unit for supplying light to the LCD panel.
- As a light source for the backlight unit, a cold cathode fluorescent lamp (CCFL) has been widely used, since it consumes little power and provides bright white light. Recently, a light emitting diode (LED) has been gaining popularity since it has superior color reproducibility, a longer lifespan, and less power consumption.
- Meanwhile, a technique for improving color reproducibility by applying quantum dots to a backlight unit has been developed. Quantum dots have low thermal stability and are easily oxidized, and thus are not directly applied to an LED package. An attempt has been made to provide the quantum dots in a form of being sealed in a tube such as a glass tube that is impervious to oxygen and moisture (hereinafter, referred to as a quantum dot rail). However, in order to provide the quantum dot rail, an additional space is required at a side at which a light source of a backlight unit is disposed (hereinafter referred to as a light input section), thereby increasing a bezel width.
- The above information disclosed in this Background section is only for enhancement of understanding of the background of the invention and therefore it may contain information that does not form the prior art that is already known in this country to a person of ordinary skill in the art.
- The inventive device has been made in an effort to provide a backlight unit including a light-converting member and a display device including the same, which can reduce a bezel width of the display device.
- An exemplary embodiment provides a backlight unit including: a bottom chassis; a light source disposed at an edge of the bottom chassis; a light-converting member disposed on the light source and including quantum dots for changing a wavelength of light emitted from the light source; and a light guide disposed on the bottom chassis adjacent to the light-converting member and positioned to receive light emitted from the light-converting member.
- The light-converting member may include a sealing member and the quantum dots positioned therein.
- The sealing member may include a glass tube, and the quantum dots are dispersed in a resin and filled in the glass tube.
- The light-converting member may be formed to have a triangular prism shape including three surfaces extending in the same direction as the edge at which the light source is disposed.
- Two of the three surfaces of the light-converting member may touch each other to form a right angle.
- The substantially perpendicular surfaces may be respectively disposed to face the light source and an edge of the light guide.
- The light-converting member may include a reflective layer disposed on a surface other than the two surfaces e surfaces that form a right angle.
- The three surfaces may be flat surfaces.
- One of the three surfaces may be a curved surface.
- The backlight unit may further include a substrate disposed at an edge of the bottom chassis. The light source may be a light emitting diode (LED) package, and the light emitting diode (LED) package may be mounted in the substrate to allow a light output surface thereof to face one surface of the light-converting member.
- The backlight unit may further include a reflection member disposed on the light source to be adjacent to the light-converting member to reflect light emitted from the light-converting member toward the light guide.
- The reflection member may include a first portion including an inclination surface, a second portion extending from a first end of the first portion, and a third portion extending from a second end of the first portion. The third portion may have an opening that overlaps the light source.
- An exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept provides a display device including: a display panel; and a backlight unit configured to supply light to the display panel, wherein the backlight unit includes: a bottom chassis; a light source disposed at an edge of the bottom chassis; a light-converting member disposed on the light source and including quantum dots for changing a wavelength of light emitted from the light source; and a light guide disposed on the bottom chassis adjacent to the light-converting member and positioned to receive light emitted from the light-converting member.
- The light-converting member may include a sealing member and the quantum dots positioned therein.
- The sealing member may include a glass tube, and the quantum dots are dispersed in a resin and filled in the glass tube.
- The light-converting member may be formed to have a triangular prism shape including three surfaces extending in the same direction as the edge at which the light source is disposed.
- Two of the three surfaces of the light-converting member may touch each other to form a right angle.
- The substantially perpendicular surfaces may be respectively disposed to face the light source and an edge of the light guide.
- The light-converting member may include a reflective layer disposed on a surface other than the two surfaces that form a right angle.
- The three surfaces may be flat surfaces.
- One of the three surfaces may be a curved surface.
- The display device unit may further include a substrate disposed at an edge of the bottom chassis, the light source may be a light emitting diode (LED) package, and the light emitting diode (LED) package may be mounted in the substrate to allow a light output surface thereof to face one surface of the light-converting member.
- The display device unit may further include a reflection member disposed on the light source to be adjacent to the light-converting member to reflect light emitted from the light-converting member toward the light guide.
- The reflection member may include a first portion including an inclination surface, a second portion extending from a first end of the first portion, and a third portion extending from a second end of the first portion. The third portion may have an opening that overlaps the light source in the third portion.
- The light-converting member according to the exemplary embodiment can be vertically disposed with respect to the light source in the backlight unit since the light-converting member can change a path of light emitted from the light source while changing a wavelength of the light. Accordingly, a space occupied by the light-converting member and the light source, particularly a width thereof, can be reduced as compared with the case that the light-converting member and the light source are disposed in parallel, thereby reducing a bezel width of the display device.
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FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a liquid crystal display including a backlight unit according to an exemplary embodiment of the inventive concept. -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the backlight unit illustrated inFIG. 1 taken from a side where a light input section is positioned. -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a light-converting member in the backlight unit illustrated inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the light-converting member taken along a line IV-IV ofFIG. 3 . -
FIG. 5 illustrates a path of light emitted from a light source in the backlight unit illustrated inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a reflection member in the backlight unit illustrated inFIG. 1 . -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a light-converting member according to an exemplary embodiment. -
FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a light-converting member according to an exemplary embodiment. - The inventive concept will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which exemplary embodiments are shown. As those skilled in the art would realize, the described embodiments may be modified in various different ways, all without departing from the spirit or scope of the inventive concept.
- In the drawings, the thickness of layers, films, panels, regions, etc., are exaggerated for clarity. It will be understood that when an element, such as, a layer, film, region, or substrate is referred to as being "on" another element, it may be directly on the other element or intervening elements may also be present. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly on" another element, there are no intervening elements present. In this specification, unless otherwise noted, "overlap" means superposition when viewed in a plan view.
- A liquid crystal display including a backlight unit according to an exemplary embodiment will now be described in detail with reference to
FIG. 1 to FIG. 5 . -
FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a liquid crystal display including a backlight unit according to an exemplary embodiment, andFIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the backlight unit illustrated inFIG. 1 taken from a side where a light input section is positioned.FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a light-converting member in the backlight unit illustrated inFIG. 1 , andFIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the light-converting member taken along a line IV-IV ofFIG. 3 .FIG. 5 illustrates a path of light emitted from a light source in the backlight unit illustrated inFIG. 1 .FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a reflection member in the backlight unit illustrated inFIG. 1 . - Referring to
FIG. 1 andFIG. 2 , the liquid crystal display basically includes a liquidcrystal display panel 100 and abacklight unit 200. Thebacklight unit 200 supplies light to the liquid crystal display panel, and the liquidcrystal display panel 100 displays an image by controlling the supplied light. The liquid crystal display further includes atop chassis 300 that protects the liquidcrystal display panel 100 by enclosing a rim thereof and prevents the liquidcrystal display panel 100 from being separated from thebacklight unit 200. Thetop chassis 300 may be omitted. - The liquid
crystal display panel 100 includes alower display substrate 110, anupper display substrate 120, and a liquid crystal layer (not shown). Thelower display substrate 110 and theupper display substrate 120 are attached to each other while maintaining a predetermined interval therebetween, and the liquid crystal layer is formed therebetween. - The
lower display substrate 110 includes a transparent insulation substrate such as glass, and a plurality of thin film transistors, data lines, gate lines, pixel electrodes, etc. that are formed on the insulation substrate. A data line is connected to a source terminal of a thin film transistor, and a gate line is connected to a gate terminal thereof. A pixel electrode formed of a transparent conductive material such as indium tin oxide (ITO) is connected to a drain terminal of the thin film transistor. - The
upper display substrate 120 positioned to face thelower display substrate 110 includes a transparent insulation substrate, and color filters, common electrodes, etc. that are formed on the insulation substrate. Each of the color filters may be included to represent primary colors such as red, green, and blue. A common electrode is formed of a transparent conductive material such as indium tin oxide (ITO) and indium zinc oxide (IZO). At least one of the color filter and the common electrode may be positioned in thelower display substrate 110. -
Polarizers lower display substrate 110 and to a top surface of theupper display substrate 120, respectively. Thepolarizers LCD panel 100 to allow light oscillating only in one direction to be transmitted. - In the liquid
crystal display panel 100, when the thin film transistor is turned on by a signal applied to the gate line, a signal applied to the data line is applied to the pixel electrode. Then, an electric field of predetermined intensity is generated between the pixel electrode and the common electrode to control alignments of liquid crystal molecules of the liquid crystal layer. Accordingly, transmittance of light passing through the liquid crystal layer is controlled to display an image. - The liquid crystal display includes at least one driving device (not shown) such as a driver, and a controller that controls signals applied to the liquid
crystal display panel 100. As an IC chip, the driving device may be mounted on the liquidcrystal display panel 100 or on a printed circuit board (PCB) and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) to be electrically connected to the liquidcrystal display panel 100. Some driving devices may be integrated into the liquidcrystal display panel 100. - The
backlight unit 200 is positioned below the liquidcrystal display panel 100 to supply light to the liquidcrystal display panel 100. - The
backlight unit 200 includes abottom chassis 210 and various components accommodated therein or fixed thereto. Thebottom chassis 210 and each of the components will now be described. - The
bottom chassis 210 is open upward, so it is a kind of container having an accommodating space of a predetermined depth. Thebottom chassis 210 may have, for example, an overall quadrangular tray-like shape. Thebottom chassis 210 includes a substantiallyflat bottom portion 211, and awall 212 that upwardly extends from edges of thebottom portion 211. Thebottom portion 211 may be substantially flat, and may be bent like steps at one side to accommodate alight source device 230, which will be described later in more detail, i.e., a light input section. Thebottom portion 211 may include a portion that is partially protruded or recessed to fix constituent elements disposed thereon or to support them at a predetermined height. - The
bottom chassis 210 may be formed of a metallic material such as an aluminum plate, an aluminum alloy plate, or zinc-plated steel. According to another exemplary embodiment, thebottom chassis 210 may be formed of a plastic material such as a polycarbonate (PC). - In the
bottom chassis 210, asupporter 220 which may also be called a bracket, alight source device 230, areflective sheet 260, alight guide 270, anoptical sheet 280, etc. are accommodated. Thesupporter 220 and thelight source device 230 may be accommodated at an edge of thebottom chassis 210 where the light input section is positioned. - The
supporter 220 serves as a kind of radiating component for transferring heat generated in thelight source device 230 to thebottom chassis 210. Thesupporter 220 may be disposed on thebottom portion 211 of thebottom chassis 210 at the edge thereof where the light input section is positioned, and at least one part of thesupporter 220 may be positioned close to thebottom chassis 210 to accomplish sufficient contact area with thebottom chassis 210. - The
supporter 220 may be made of a metal material having good thermal conductivity to quickly transfer heat generated from thelight source device 230 to thebottom chassis 210, thereby preventing thelight source device 230 from overheating. For example, thesupporter 220 may be made of aluminum, an aluminum alloy, or the like by using extrusion molding. However, a material of thesupporter 220 may not be limited to the metal. For example, thesupporter 220 may be made of a material such as a thermally conductive plastic. Thesupporter 220 may not be provided. In this case, thelight source device 230 may be disposed immediately on thebottom chassis 210. - The
supporter 220 may be formed to have an overall quadrangular plate shape, and may be bent like steps. For example, thesupporter 220 includes afirst portion 221 on which thelight source device 230 is disposed, asecond portion 222 on which thelight guide 270 is disposed, and athird portion 223 positioned to connect thefirst portion 221 and thesecond portion 222. In thebacklight unit 200, thefirst portion 231 may be positioned to be lower than thesecond portion 222, i.e. positioned with a greater distance from the lower orupper display substrate second portion 222. The reason that thefirst portion 221 and thesecond portion 222 are positioned at different heights is to adjust heights of thelight guide 270 and a light-convertingmember 240 to be substantially the same. - The
light source device 230 includes asubstrate 231 and alight source 232 mounted therein. Thelight source device 230 is illustrated to be disposed around an edge of thebottom chassis 210, but may be disposed around a plurality of edges, for example around opposite edges. - The
substrate 231 serves to support thelight source 232 and supply power to thelight source 232. Thesubstrate 231 may be a circuit board, and particularly, a metal core printed circuit board (MCPCB). Thesubstrate 231 may be formed to have an overall elongated bar shape with a narrow width. Thesubstrate 231 may be secured such that a wide surface thereof is closely positioned on thesupporter 220. As described above, thesupporter 220 includes thefirst portion 221, thesecond portion 222, and thethird portion 223. In this case, thesubstrate 231 may be disposed on thefirst portion 221. - Since the
substrate 231 of thelight source device 230 is attached to thesupporter 220 and thesupporter 220 is attached to thebottom chassis 210, the heat generated from thelight source 232 may be efficiently transferred and radiated to thebottom chassis 210 through thesubstrate 231 and thesupporter 220. That is, thesubstrate 231, thesupporter 220, and thebottom chassis 210 may serve as a heat sink of thelight source 232. For effective heat transfer and radiation, thesubstrate 231 and thesupporter 220 may be formed of a material having a superior heat transfer characteristic, and for example, as described above, thesubstrate 231 may be the MCPCB and thesupporter 220 may be made of a metallic material having good thermal conductivity. - The
light source 232 is electrically connected to wires of thesubstrate 231 to receive power, and emits light by converting electrical energy into light energy. Thelight source 232 may emit blue light or UV light. Thelight source 232 is disposed such that a light output section is positioned to substantially face an upper side. - The
light source 232 may be an LED package including a light emitting diode (LED) chip, and a plurality of LEDs may be disposed at a predetermined interval on onesubstrate 231 in a line as described above, or in a plurality of rows. The LED package is mounted in thesubstrate 231 such that a light output surface thereof is positioned to face the light-convertingmember 240 to be described later. As a result, the light output surface of the LED package may be substantially parallel to a horizontal plane of thesubstrate 231. The LED package may include a blue LED and/or a UV LED. In addition to the LED package, a point light source (e.g., an organic light emitting diode (OLED) package) or a linear light source (e.g., a CCFL) may be used as thelight source 232. - The light-converting
member 240 is disposed on thelight source 232 to change a wavelength of light emitted from thelight source 232. To that end, the light-convertingmember 240 includes quantum dots. The quantum dots indicate nanoparticles of a semiconductor material each of which has a diameter that is in a range of several nanometers to tens of nanometers, and having a quantum confinement effect. For example the diameter is less than 100 nanometers. The quantum dots serve to change the wavelength of light emitted from thelight source 232 to generate fluorescence, which is stronger than a typical fluorescent substance, with a narrow wavelength band. - Light emission of quantum dots is performed by the transition of excited electrons from a conduction band to a valance band. Even in the case of the same material, the wavelength is varied according to particle size. That is, as the size of the quantum dots is reduced, light of a shorter wavelength is emitted. Accordingly, it is possible to obtain light of a desired wavelength band by adjusting the size of the quantum dots. Examples of quantum dots may include Si-based nanocrystalline, II-VI group-based compound semiconductor nanocrystalline, III-V group-based compound semiconductor nanocrystalline, and IV-VI group-based compound semiconductor nanocrystalline quantum dots, and detailed compounds are well known to those in the related technical field. The quantum dots may have a heterostructure of core/shell in which surfaces thereof are surrounded with a different material.
- The quantum dots may include quantum dots of sizes for absorbing light of a blue wavelength band emitted from the aforementioned
light source 232, and then emitting light of a green wavelength and light of a red wavelength band. Accordingly, some of blue light introduced into the light-convertingmember 240 is converted to green light and red light, and the light-convertingmember 240 emits white light in which the green light, the red light, and the blue light are mixed. As a result, the blue light emitted from thelight source 232 is converted to white light while passing through the light-convertingmember 240. The white light emitted through the light-convertingmember 240 has high purity of three primary colors, particularly high purity of green and red, thereby accomplishing outstanding color reproducibility. Meanwhile, in the case of alight source 232 emitting UV light, the quantum dots may be of sizes for absorbing light of a UV wavelength band and emitting blue light, green light, and red light. - The light-converting
member 240 is disposed above thelight source 232 along a direction in which thelight source 232 is disposed. In other words, the light-convertingmember 240 is disposed on the side of thelight source 232 which is directed to the front side of the liquid crystal display where theLCD panel 100 is disposed. Light that is upwardly emitted from thelight source 232 and introduced into the light-convertingmember 240 may be subjected to conversion while passing through the light-convertingmember 240, and may be laterally emitted toward thelight guide 270. Since the light-convertingmember 240 and thelight source 232 are vertically disposed, the width of the light input section can be reduced as compared with the case that thelight source 232 and the light-convertingmember 240 are horizontally disposed in parallel, and thus the bezel width W of the display device can be reduced. This disposal structure of the light-convertingmember 240 will be described in detail with reference toFIG. 3 to FIG. 5 . - The light-converting
member 240 may have an overall triangular prism shape and a length which substantially corresponds to that of thelight source device 230. The light-convertingmember 240 includes a sealingmember 241 andquantum dots 242 positioned therein. - The sealing
member 241 may correspond to the overall shape of the light-convertingmember 240, i.e., a triangular prism tube with blocked opposite ends. The sealingmember 241 may be made of a transparent material that is impervious to oxygen and moisture, like a glass tube. Thequantum dots 242 may be easily oxidized, and thus the sealingmember 241 serves to seal thequantum dots 242 positioned therein such that they are not oxidized. The light-convertingmember 240 is formed by filling thequantum dots 242 in the sealingmember 241 that is formed as an elongated tube such as a glass tube, and is referred to as a quantum dot rail. According to another exemplary embodiment, the sealingmember 241 may be made of a polymer resin, for example. - The
quantum dots 242 are dispersed in a diversion medium such as a polymer resin or an organic solvent, and are filled in the sealingmember 241. A transparent material which does not generate light reflection and light absorption while having no influence on wave conversion performance of thequantum dots 242 may be employed. Examples of this material may include a polymer resin such as epoxy, silicone, polystyrene, and acrylate, and an organic solvent such as toluene, chloroform, and ethanol, but the present invention is not limited thereto. When the polymer resin is employed as the dispersion medium, a polymer resin in which thequantum dots 242 are dispersed may be injected into the sealingmember 241 that is in a vacuum state, and then may be cured. - Further diffusion beads may be dispersed along with the
quantum dots 242 in the sealingmember 241. - The diffusion beads may be made of a material such as silicon, and may serve to increase a probability of light meeting the
quantum dots 242 by diffusing light in the sealingmember 241, thereby increasing light converting efficiency of the light-convertingmember 240. - The light-converting
member 240 may be formed to have a prism shape with a right-triangular cross section, and include threesurfaces first surface 241a and thesecond surface 241b may be substantially perpendicular to each other, and may respectively correspond to a width w and a height h of the light-convertingmember 240. Thethird surface 241c may correspond to an inclination surface. The threesurfaces surfaces member 240 may be defined by the sealingmember 241 of the light-convertingmember 240. The sealingmember 241 may be a substantially right triangle tube having a substantially uniform thickness (e.g., several hundreds of micrometers) and blocked opposite ends. - In the
backlight unit 200, thefirst surface 241a may be positioned toward thelight source 232 substantially in parallel with the light output surface of thelight source 232. Thesecond surface 241b may be positioned toward thelight guide 270 substantially in parallel with an edge of thelight guide 270. A width w of thefirst surface 241a and a height h of thesecond surface 241b may be in a range of several millimeters. The width of thefirst surface 241a is wider than that of the light output surface of thelight source 232, and thus is advantageous in receiving light emitted from thelight source 232. The height h of thesecond surface 241b is slightly thicker than a thickness of thelight guide 270, and thus is advantageous in terms of efficiency of introducing light into thelight guide 270. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , thefirst surface 241a is slightly separated from thelight source 232, and thesecond surface 241b is slightly separated from thelight guide 270. However, thefirst surface 241a and thesecond surface 241b may be respectively disposed to contact thelight source 232 and thelight guide 270. - The light-converting
member 240 may include areflective layer 245 at which thethird surface 241c serving as the inclination surface is formed. For example, it may be a silver (Ag) reflective layer having reflectance, and thereflective layer 245 may be directly deposed on thethird surface 241c or may be attached to thereflective layer 245 in a sheet form. As such, in the case where thereflective layer 245 is formed on the inclination surface, referring toFIG. 5 , the light introduced from thelight source 232 into the light-convertingmember 240 in which thequantum dots 242 are dispersed through thefirst surface 241a travels in the light-convertingmember 240 while the wavelength thereof is changed by thequantum dots 242 or is not changed, and is then reflected by thereflective layer 245 formed in thethird surface 241c and is outputted to thesecond surface 241b. Accordingly, although the light-convertingmember 240 is disposed above thelight source 232, light can be emitted toward thelight guide 270 which is disposed parallel with the light-convertingmember 240. Further, when light is reflected by thereflective layer 245, a moving distance of the light in the light-convertingmember 240 is increased, and thus a probability of meeting thequantum dots 242 in the light-convertingmember 240 is increased, thereby increasing light converting efficiency. - Meanwhile, in the drawing, a path of light is illustrated to be formed in one direction. This is for illustrating incidence/emission from/to the light-converting
member 240 and light reflection caused by thereflective layer 245. Actually, the path of light can be formed in any direction in the light-convertingmember 240. This is because the light absorbed by thequantum dots 242 is emitted in all directions after being subjected to the conversion. According to another exemplary embodiment, the light-convertingmember 240 may not include areflective layer 245. In this case, areflection member 250 to be described later may replace thereflective layer 245. - The
reflection member 250 may be disposed to be adjacent to the light-convertingmember 240 and to have a length which substantially corresponds to that of the light-convertingmember 240. Thereflection member 250 serves to reflect light emitted from the light-convertingmember 240 to return to the light-convertingmember 240 or toward thelight guide 270. - The
reflection member 250 may be disposed to surround the light-convertingmember 240. For example, thereflection member 250 includes a triangular prism-shapedfirst portion 251 at which aninclination surface 251a is positioned to face thethird surface 241c of the light-convertingmember 240. The light emitted through thethird surface 241c of the light-convertingmember 240 is reflected toward the light-convertingmember 240 by theinclination surface 251a of thefirst portion 251. - The
reflection member 250 may have asecond portion 252 which is positioned to extend from a substantially upper end of thefirst portion 251 in a horizontal direction, and athird portion 253 which is positioned to extend from a substantially lower end of thefirst portion 251 in the horizontal direction. Thesecond portion 252 of thereflection member 250 may be positioned to overlap thelight guide 270. An upper surface of thethird portion 253 may be positioned to face thefirst surface 241a of the light-convertingmember 240, and an end portion of thethird portion 253 may be positioned to overlap thelight guide 270. In this case, the light emitted from thelight source 232 toward thefirst surface 241a of the light-convertingmember 240 can be covered by thethird portion 253, and thus anopening 255 is formed at a portion that corresponds to thelight source 232 in thethird portion 253. Accordingly, whenlight sources 232 are disposed at a predetermined interval,openings 255 are formed at the corresponding interval. - The light which is upwardly emitted from the light-converting
member 240 is reflected by a lower surface of thesecond portion 252 toward thelight guide 270. Further, the light which is downwardly emitted from the light-convertingmember 240 is reflected by an upper surface of thethird portion 253 toward an inside of the light-convertingmember 240 or thelight guide 270. Accordingly, light leakage is minimized, thereby increasing light use efficiency. - The
reflection member 250 may be formed by using a white-color resin having reflectivity. For example, thereflection member 250 may be formed of a plastic material such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate (PC), or polystyrene (PS). Thereflection member 250 may include a light reflective material such as titanium dioxide (TiO2) to increase light reflectance. According to another exemplary embodiment, additional reflective layers may be formed on theinclination surface 251a of thereflection member 250 and/or the lower surface of thesecond portion 252 and the upper surface of thethird portion 253. - This structure of the
reflection member 250 is merely an example, and thereflection member 250 may be variously modified. Thereflection member 250 may be disposed to attachably support the light-convertingmember 240, and may include an additional means (not illustrated) for restricting the movement of the light-convertingmember 240. According to another exemplary embodiment, thereflection member 250 may be omitted. In this case, a structure for fixing the light-convertingmember 240 may be provided, or the light-convertingmember 240 may be directly fixed to thebottom chassis 210, thelight source device 230, amold frame 290, or the like. - The
light guide 270 is employed to guide the light emitted from the light-convertingmember 240 and transfer it to the liquidcrystal display panel 100. To that end, thelight guide 270 is disposed on thebottom portion 211 of thebottom chassis 210 to allow an edge thereof to be overlapped with that of the light-convertingmember 240, and is disposed substantially in parallel with the light-convertingmember 240. In order for thelight guide 270 to be disposed at substantially the same level (height) of the light-convertingmember 240, thelight guide 270 may be disposed on thesecond portion 222 of thesupporter 220 which is bent as described above. - The
light guide 270 may be formed of a polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) material having high light transmittance, a polymethacrylstyrene (MS) material having excellent heat resistance and humidity resistance, or the like. Thelight guide 270 serves to convert the light generated from thelight source device 230, which has an optical distribution of a point or line light source, into light having an optical distribution of a surface light source, that is, to uniformly distribute the generated light. A flat or wedge plate may be used as thelight guide 270, and one or both surfaces thereof may be formed with a pattern. - A
reflective sheet 260 is positioned below thelight guide 270, that is, between thelight guide 270 and thebottom chassis 210. Thereflective sheet 260 reflects the light traveling toward thelight guide 270 such that the reflected light is finally directed toward theLCD panel 100, thereby improving optical efficiency. Thereflective sheet 260 may be formed of a plastic material such as polyethylene terephthalate (PET), polycarbonate (PC), and polystyrene (PS). Thereflective sheet 260 may include a light reflective material such as titanium dioxide (TiO2) to increase light reflectance. - The
optical sheet 280 is positioned on thelight guide 270. Theoptical sheet 280 may include adiffuser sheet 281, aprism sheet 282, a protectingsheet 283, etc. Thediffuser sheet 281 is used to allow the light emitted from thelight guide 270 to have uniform distribution, that is, to generate a surface light source of uniform brightness. Theprism sheet 282 controls a traveling direction of the light diffused by thediffuser sheet 281 such that the traveling direction of the light is perpendicular to theLCD panel 100. The protectingsheet 283 may be used to protect a prism of theprism sheet 282 from scratches and the like. The protectingsheet 283 may also serve to widen a viewing angle that is previously narrowed by theprism sheet 282. - The
optical sheet 280 may exclude one of theprism sheet 282 and the protectingsheet 283 while including a plurality of the others. Theoptical sheet 280 may further include an optical sheet having characteristics other than those described above. For example, theoptical sheet 280 may include a reflective polarizer sheet that can improve luminance efficiency by separating, transmitting, and reflecting polarization components of light. - The
backlight unit 200 includes amold frame 290 that has a predetermined height to stably fix theLCD panel 100 to thebacklight unit 200. For example, themold frame 290 may be combined with thebottom chassis 210 such that it is hooked and fastened to a hook (not shown) and the like that enclose thewall 212 of thebottom chassis 210. In this case, a part of themold frame 290 may press theoptical sheet 280 to limit movement of theoptical sheet 280 as well as thelight guide 270 and thereflective sheet 260 therebelow. Themold frame 290 may also support thereflection member 250 to not be moved. Themold frame 290 may be formed in one piece or a plurality of pieces. - The liquid
crystal display panel 100 is fixed onto themold frame 290. The liquidcrystal display panel 100 may be attached to a flat surface of themold frame 290 through an adhesion member (not shown), and the adhesion member may be a double-sided cushion tape having impact-absorbing capability to reduce impacts applied to the liquidcrystal display panel 100. - Though not illustrated, an inverter board and/or a PCB for signal conversion may be mounted on a bottom surface of the
bottom chassis 210 as a PCB for power supply. The inverter board converts an external power supply into a constant voltage level to supply it to thelight source 232. The PCB for signal conversion may convert an analog data signal into a digital data signal to transmit it to the liquidcrystal display panel 100 through the flexible printed circuit board attached to the liquidcrystal display panel 100. - A process of supplying light of a
backlight unit 200 having the aforementioned structure to a liquidcrystal display panel 100 will now be briefly described. First, when power is supplied to thelight source 232 through thesubstrate 231 of thelight source device 230 disposed on thesupporter 220, thelight source 232 generates light, e.g., blue light, to be upwardly emitted. The emitted light is introduced into the light-convertingmember 240 through thefirst surface 241a of the sealingmember 241 of the light-convertingmember 240, and some of the emitted light is converted into green light or red light. The converted light (green light and red light) and the non-converted light (blue light) are guided toward thelight guide 270 by thereflective layer 245 of the light-convertingmember 240 or thereflection member 250. As a result, the light-convertingmember 240 changes a light path while changing a wavelength of the light. - The light (white light) emitted from the light-converting
member 240 is uniformly distributed toward theoptical sheet 280 while passing through thelight guide 270, and the light emitted from thebottom portion 211 of thebottom chassis 210 is reflected by thereflective sheet 260 toward theoptical sheet 280. Thereafter, the light is diffused while passing through theoptical sheet 280, thereby adjusting an advancing direction, and thus the light is supplied to the entire surface of the liquidcrystal display panel 100. - Hereinafter, a light-converting member according to other exemplary embodiments will be described with reference to
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FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a light-converting member according to an exemplary embodiment, andFIG. 8 is a perspective view of a light-converting member according to an exemplary embodiment. - Referring to
FIG. 7 , an example in which thethird surface 241c serving as the inclination surface of the light-convertingmember 240 is curved is illustrated. Similar to the aforementioned exemplary embodiment, the light-convertingmember 240 may be formed to have a substantially right-triangular prism shape including threesurfaces third surface 241c serving as the inclination surface, areflective layer 245a is formed on thethird surface 241c, and areflective layer 245b is formed at a portion of thefirst surface 241a in the present exemplary embodiment. - The light converted in the light-converting
member 240 can advance in all directions, and thus can advance toward thefirst surface 241a on which thelight guide 270 is disposed. Some of the light emitted through thefirst surface 241a is reflected by thereflective layer 245b toward the light-convertingmember 240, thereby increasing light use efficiency. A portion of thefirst surface 241a at which noreflective layer 245b is formed is positioned to overlap thelight source 232 disposed therebelow. In the case where thelight source 232 is an LED package, such a portion may correspond to a light output surface of the LED package such that the LED light is introduced into the light-convertingmember 240. - Referring to
FIG. 8 , an example in which thethird surface 241c of the light-convertingmember 240 is curved is illustrated. That is, the light-convertingmember 240 has an overall triangular prism shape, but thethird surface 241c serving as the inclination surface may be convexly curved. When the curvature of the curved surface is appropriately designed, an amount of light passing toward thelight guide 270 can be increased. The case where the inclination surface is convexly curved has been described as an example, but any structure that is appropriate for transferring light emitted from the light-convertingmember 240 toward thelight guide 270 is suitable. Meanwhile, when thethird surface 241c of the light-convertingmember 240 is curved, theinclination surface 251a of thereflection member 250 may be correspondingly curved. - While this invention has been described in connection with what is presently considered to be practical exemplary embodiments, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed embodiments, but, on the contrary, is intended to cover various modifications and equivalent arrangements included within the scope of the appended claims.
Claims (12)
- A backlight (200) unit comprising:a bottom chassis (210);a light source (232) disposed at an edge of the bottom chassis (210);a light-converting member (240) disposed on the light source (232) and including quantum dots (242) for changing a wavelength of light emitted from the light source (232); anda light guide (270) disposed on the bottom chassis (210) adjacent to the light-converting member (240) and positioned to receive light emitted from the light-converting member (240).
- The backlight unit (200) of claim 1, wherein the light-converting member (240) includes a sealing member (241) and the quantum dots (242) positioned therein.
- The backlight unit (200) of claim 2, wherein the sealing member (241) includes a glass tube, and the quantum dots (242) are dispersed in a resin and filled in the glass tube.
- The backlight unit (200) of one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the light-converting member (240) is formed to have a triangular prism shape including three surfaces (241a, 241b, 241c) extending in the same direction as the edge at which the light source (232) is disposed.
- The backlight unit (200) of claim 4, wherein two of the three surfaces (241a, 241b, 241c) of the light-converting member (240) touch each other to form a right angle.
- The backlight unit (200) of one of claims 4 or 5, wherein the two of the three surfaces (241a, 241b, 241c) are respectively disposed to face the light source (232) and an edge of the light guide (270).
- The backlight unit (200) of claim 5 or of claims 5 and 6, wherein the light-converting member (240) includes a reflective layer (245) disposed on a surface other than the two surfaces that form a right angle.
- The backlight unit (200) of one of claims 4 to 7, wherein the three surfaces (241a, 241b, 241c) are flat surfaces.
- The backlight unit (200) of one of claims 4 to 7, wherein one of the three surfaces (241a, 241b, 241c) is a curved surface.
- The backlight unit (200) of one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising
a substrate (231) disposed at an edge of the bottom chassis (210),
wherein the light source (232) is a light emitting diode LED package, and the light emitting diode LED package is mounted in the substrate (231) to allow a light output surface thereof to face one surface of the light-converting member (240). - The backlight unit (200) of one of claims 1 to 10, further comprising
a reflection member (250) disposed on the light source (232) to be adjacent to the light-converting member (240) to reflect light emitted from the light-converting member (240) toward the light guide (270). - The backlight unit (200) of claim 11, wherein the reflection member (250) includes a first portion (251) including an inclination surface, a second portion (252) extending from a first end of the first portion (251), and a third portion (253) extending from a second end of the first portion (251), and
the third portion (253) has an opening (255) that overlaps the light source (232).
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